Bay of Fort-de-France
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The Bay of Fort-de-France is a major natural harbor on the Caribbean island of Martinique, known for its deep, sheltered waters and the capital city of Fort-de-France along its shores.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Bay of Fort-de-France canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3077527 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bay of Fort-de-France Context triple: [Les Trois-Îlets, locatedOn, Bay of Fort-de-France]
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A.
Gulf of Gonâve
The Gulf of Gonâve is a large Caribbean gulf off the western coast of Haiti, encompassing major ports and coastal cities and playing a key role in the country’s maritime geography.
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B.
Grande Anse
Grande Anse is a main sandy beach on the Caribbean island of La Désirade in Guadeloupe, known for its natural, relatively undeveloped coastal setting.
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C.
Port Louis Harbour
Port Louis Harbour is the main commercial and cruise port of Mauritius, serving as a key hub for the island’s maritime trade and shipping.
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D.
Bay of Houton
The Bay of Houton is a coastal inlet on the southwest side of Orkney’s Mainland in Scotland, known for its sheltered waters and rural surroundings.
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E.
Port of Port-au-Prince
The Port of Port-au-Prince is Haiti’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international maritime trade and cargo operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Bay of Fort-de-France Target entity description: The Bay of Fort-de-France is a major natural harbor on the Caribbean island of Martinique, known for its deep, sheltered waters and the capital city of Fort-de-France along its shores.
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A.
Gulf of Gonâve
The Gulf of Gonâve is a large Caribbean gulf off the western coast of Haiti, encompassing major ports and coastal cities and playing a key role in the country’s maritime geography.
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B.
Grande Anse
Grande Anse is a main sandy beach on the Caribbean island of La Désirade in Guadeloupe, known for its natural, relatively undeveloped coastal setting.
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C.
Port Louis Harbour
Port Louis Harbour is the main commercial and cruise port of Mauritius, serving as a key hub for the island’s maritime trade and shipping.
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D.
Bay of Houton
The Bay of Houton is a coastal inlet on the southwest side of Orkney’s Mainland in Scotland, known for its sheltered waters and rural surroundings.
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E.
Port of Port-au-Prince
The Port of Port-au-Prince is Haiti’s principal seaport and a key hub for the country’s international maritime trade and cargo operations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bay
ⓘ
natural harbor ⓘ |
| adjacentCity | Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| administrativeRegion |
Martinique
ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas department of Martinique
Martinique ⓘ
surface form:
Overseas region of Martinique
|
| belongsTo | French overseas territories ⓘ |
| capitalOnShore | Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| climate | tropical climate ⓘ |
| coastlineFeatureOf |
Fort-de-France
ⓘ
surface form:
Fort-de-France commune
|
| country | France ⓘ |
| geologicalSetting | volcanic island margin ⓘ |
| hasEconomicRole |
center of maritime trade for Martinique
ⓘ
hub for regional passenger transport ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
deep natural basin
ⓘ
natural shelter from open sea ⓘ surrounded by hills ⓘ |
| hasNearbyAirport | Martinique Aimé Césaire International Airport ⓘ |
| hasPort | Port of Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| hasShoreOn | Fort-de-France ⓘ |
| hasViewOf | Fort-de-France cityscape ⓘ |
| knownFor |
deep waters
ⓘ
natural harbor characteristics ⓘ sheltered anchorage ⓘ |
| languageUsedInSurroundingArea | French ⓘ |
| localLanguageInSurroundingArea |
Antillean Creole
ⓘ
surface form:
Martinican Creole
|
| locatedIn |
Caribbean Sea
ⓘ
Lesser Antilles ⓘ Martinique ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | UTC−04:00 ⓘ |
| locatedOnCoastOf |
Martinique
ⓘ
surface form:
Island of Martinique
|
| navigationType | all-weather harbor ⓘ |
| nearbyIsland |
Dominica
ⓘ
Saint Lucia ⓘ |
| ocean | Atlantic Ocean ⓘ |
| partOf |
Caribbean
ⓘ
surface form:
Caribbean region
Antilles ⓘ
surface form:
French West Indies
|
| region | Insular Caribbean ⓘ |
| sovereignState | French Republic ⓘ |
| strategicImportance |
important harbor in the French Antilles
ⓘ
major maritime gateway of Martinique ⓘ |
| tourismAttractionType |
cruise ship destination
ⓘ
scenic bay ⓘ |
| usedFor |
commercial shipping
ⓘ
ferry traffic ⓘ naval operations ⓘ tourism ⓘ yachting ⓘ |
| waterBodyType | coastal bay ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Bay of Fort-de-France Description of subject: The Bay of Fort-de-France is a major natural harbor on the Caribbean island of Martinique, known for its deep, sheltered waters and the capital city of Fort-de-France along its shores.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Les Trois-Îlets